Merve Aladağ

Merve Aladağ (1 March 1993) is a Turkish women's football striker currently playing in the Turkish First League for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor with jersey number 23.[1] With her team, she has also played the Champions League. She is a member of the Turkish national team, having made her official debut on 23 November 2011 against Romania, and as a junior international she played the 2012 U-19 European Championship.[2]

Merve Aladağ

Merve Aladağ for Ataşehir Belediyespor (October 2014).
Personal information
Full name	Merve Aladağ
Date of birth	1 March 1993
Place of birth	Akçadağ, Malatya, Turkey
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Malatya Gençlik Spor	3	(2)
2009–2011	Altınşehir Lisesi Spor	27	(25)
2011–2015	Ataşehir Belediyespor	72	(62)
2016–2018	Kireçburnu Spor	43	(17)
2018–	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor	28	(5)
National team^‡
2009	Turkey U-17	8	(1)
2009	Turkey U-19	8	(3)
2011–2012	Turkey	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 8, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 19, 2012

Playing career

Club

Merve Aladağ (right) playing for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2014–15 season home match against Adana İdmanyurduspor.

Merve Aladağ (right) playing for Kireçburnu Spor in the 2017–18 League season's home match against Ataşehir Belediyespor.

She began her career in the high school team of Altınşehir Lisesi Spor, which played in the Turkish Women's Second Football League. Appeared in 17 league matches in the 2010–11 season, she scored a total of 21 goals.[1]

The next season, she was transferred by Ataşehir Belediyesi, a club competing in the Turkish Women's First League. Aladağ netted 27 goals in 21 matches in the 2011–12 season, was named Top Scorer (Turkish: Gol kraliçesi) and enjoyed her first league championship.[3] She played in three matches at the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League and scored the only goals of her team in two matches.[4][5] In the 2012–13 season, she netted 12 goals for Ataşehir Belediyesi in 17 matches.[1]

In the beginning of the 2015–16 league season, Merve Aladağ was ttransferred by Kireçburnu Spor.[6] After three seasons with the Istanbul-based club, she moved to Kdz. Ereğlispor in October 2018.[7]

International goals

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
Ataşehir Belediyespor
13 August 2011	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina	SFK 2000 Sarajevo	L 1–4	2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 4	1
18 August 2011	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina	CFF Olimpia Cluj	L 1–4		1
11 August 2012	Lendava Sports Park Lendava, Slovenia	Gintra Universitetas	W 3–2	2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League – Group 1	1

International

Aladağ made her national team debut on 23 November 2011 in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2 match against the Romanian team.[8]

She played for the Turkey U-19 national team in four games, the first on 8 May 2012. She scored a goal in the friendly match against the Hungarian team on 8 May 2012.[9]

International goals
(Friendly matches not included)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
Turkey women's U-19
24 September 2009	Byca Arena Buca, Turkey	Georgia	W 13–0	2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 7	2

areer statistics

As of March 8, 2020.[1]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malatya Gençlik Spor	2006–2009	Second League	3	2	–	–	3	0	6	2
	Total		3	2	–	–	3	0	6	2
Altınşehir Lisesi Spor	2009–10	Second League	10	4	–	–	9	3	19	7
	2010–11	Second League	17	21	–	–	0	0	17	21
	Total		27	25	–	–	9	3	36	28
Ataşehir Belediyespor	2011–12	First League	21	27	3	2	4	1	28	30
	2012–13	First League	17	12	3	1	4	0	24	13
	2013–14	First League	14	3	–	–	0	0	14	3
	2014–15	First League	15	17	–	–	0	0	15	17
	2015–16	First League	5	3	–	–	0	0	5	3
	Total		72	62	6	3	8	1	86	66
Kireçburnu Spor	2015–16	First League	7	4	–	–	0	0	7	4
	2016–17	First League	19	5	–	–	0	0	19	5
	2017–18	First League	17	8	–	–	0	0	17	8
	Total		43	17	–	–	0	0	43	17
Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor	2018–19	First League	12	2	–	–	0	0	12	2
	2019–20	First League	16	3	–	–	0	0	16	3
	Total		28	5	–	–	0	0	28	5
Career total			173	111	6	3	20	4	199	118

Honors

Club

Turkey Women's First Football League

Ataşehir Belediyespor

Winners (1): 2011–12

Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Individual

Turkish Women's First League

Top Scorer 2011–12 – (27 goals) with Ataşehir Belediyespor

References

1. "Player Details-Merve Aladağ". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
2. "Merve Aldağ". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
3. "Merve Aladağ: "Gol kraliçesi olmak gurur verdi"" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
4. "Ataşehir Belediye farklı mağlup oldu". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
5. "Ataşehir Belediyespor 1 – 4 Olimpia Cluj" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
6. Ayyıldız, Emin (2016-01-20). "Merve Aladağ Kireçburnu'nda". Sarıyer Martı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
7. "Ereğli'ye golcü geldi..." Yeni Adım (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
8. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2013 Finalleri (Kadınlar Milli) Türkiye 1–2 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
9. "Özel Maç (Kadınlar U-19 Milli) Macaristan 1–5 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

External links

• Merve Aladağ – UEFA competition record